Healthy Grocery List

By: Ron Lagerquist

Here is some great grocery list guidance for those who want to transition there diet toward healthy foods. I'm sure the neighbors will not mind receiving all your old processed, packaged, canned foods. Or even a better idea, give it all away to a local food bank.

Unpasteurized Honey Regular honey is heated up to 24 hours. Raw honey has a plant enzyme called amylase, concentrated from the pollen of flowers. It will assist in the digestion of starches such as bread.

SucanatDehydrated organic cane sugar. Full of vitamins and minerals. White sugar is highly-processed with all vitamins and minerals removed. Sucanat tastes like brown sugar except better. Found in health food stores. Excellent for cooking. Brown sugar is white sugar made sticky with molasses.

Frozen Pineapple ConcentrateExcellent, healthy sweetener.

FructoseA fruit sugar that breaks down in the bowel without need for insulin. Released into the bloodstream more slowly than a complex carbohydrate. One-third sweeter than white sugar. Found in health food stores.

Cold-Pressed OilIt is vitally important to purchase cold-pressed, oxygen-free, light-free, dated and refrigerated in dark bottles. Found in health food stores. More expensive but worth every penny. Flax seed oil is the most common cold-pressed oil. It is high in essential fatty acids.

Sprout Bread Calorie-packed, highly-nutritious, slow-baked at low heat to keep enzymes intact. Often called Essene or Manna bread. Very delicious. Found in health food stores.

Nut Butters Must be refrigerated. It is best to make nut butter raw by using a champion juicer. Use in moderation. Most nut butters are made from roasted nuts, resulting in some transformed fatty acids.

SeaweedThere are many different varieties of edible seaweed. High in vitamins and minerals, they are an excellent source of iodine and have 62 trace minerals. Nori sheets are an excellent example of a versatile and delicious alternative to bread. Dulse can be eaten right out of the package or ground in the coffee grinder for a seasoning. Found in health food stores.

QuinoaComplete protein. Best quality is ivory in color. Cheaper quinoa is darker and is grown locally.

Organic OatsEven though oats are crushed, the oil is kept fresh by natural antioxidants. Excellent source of digestible fiber.

Brown and Wild RiceAlthough the texture of white rice is pleasant, it is processed and useless. Brown rice is far more nutritious and has natural fiber. Short grain is the best.

PastaThere are many kinds of whole-grain, healthy pastas that can be found in your health food stores. Never eat white, glue-like, sticky, mucus-forming pasta.

Nutritional YeastPacked with protein and B vitamins. Tastes like cheese. Found in health food stores.

Herbal teas A refreshing alternative to coffee.

Cider Vinegar Has potassium. Good blood cleanser.

Beans, Split Peas and LentilsHigh in protein, filling to the stomach with many colors, shapes and sizes. Great for veggie soups.

Tomato Paste Fat-free, sugar-free, salt-free and versatile.

Salsa SauceMakes good salad dip or for spicing up an avocado or rice mixture.